Battles of El Bruch
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The two battles of the Bruch were engagements fought successively, at El Bruc, near Barcelona, Catalonia, on 6 and 14 June 1808, during the Peninsular War, by French troops commanded by Brigadier Gene
The sometent at Bruc (1880), by Ramon Martí Alsina
Statue of Antoni Franch i Estalella at Castells d'Igualada square
Montserrat mountains viewed from the Bruc
Drummer of El Bruc
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The Drummer of El Bruc is a Catalan legend derived from what happened during the Battle of El Bruc between French and Spanish forces in the Peninsular War. According to the legend, the French defeat w
Battles of El Bruch
…Spain's conventional war against Napoleon's forces of occupation began with the Battles of El Bruch, 6 June 1808. Drummer of El Bruc Timeline of the Peninsular War…
Monument to the Drummer of El Bruc